The bread was burned. Smoke swirled around the frying pan. Most of the cheese had turned moldy. And where was that last, crucial tomatillo husk? I was trying to make capirotada, the bread pudding that ...

Easter is this Sunday, which concludes my favorite food holiday: Lent. And the showstopper: capirotada, the layered bread pudding that’s the de facto Mexican dessert for Lent. Every family bakes their ...

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When we think of spring we think of flowers peeking out from the thawed earth, store shelves lined with jelly beans and gooey Cadbury eggs, and all those amazing spring desserts. While our favorites ...

1/2 cup Mexican queso blanco, shredded or thinly sliced Cook’s notes: Piloncillo is a Mexican dark brown sugar with a high molasses content. 1. In a large saucepan, boil water with the next four ...

Mention capirotada to María Castro, and she's lost in memories of a hard but happy childhood in the Mexican countryside. Mention it to Laura Murillo, and she's transported to the sights and scents of ...

At our request, María Castro, founder of Houston's Castro Cheese Co., wrote down this recipe for the first time ever. It's no surprise she uses the company's La Vaquita-brand cheese. Place 5 cups ...

Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let’s face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highlight some of the more unusual Mexican finds ...

Increasingly rare on Mexican tables, the capirotada is the quintessential dessert of the Lenten season in the country, not only because of its variety of flavors and textures, but because it evokes ...

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More than any other dish, capirotada is a dessert identified as the most traditional of Mexican cuisine during the Lent season. Many Hispanics have memories of their grandmothers or mothers preparing ...